| Accession Number | P08803.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
McGeehan, R W |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | 1913-1917 |
| Conflict |
Army organisation period 1912-1918 (not WWI) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of Light Horse troopers, probably of the machine gun section of the CMF Remount ...
Description
Informal portrait of Light Horse troopers, probably of the machine gun section of the CMF Remount Section, Army Service Corps (ASC), Permanent Military Forces (PMF), posing behind a Colt model 1895 light machine gun. Taken during a pre-war training camp, the only man identified is 3128 Private (Pte) Gordon Henry Greaves (far right). Pte Greaves enlisted in the AIF on 6 August 1918, served with the Australian Remount Unit in Egypt and returned to Australia on 14 September 1919. He enlisted again in the Second World War, served with Z Special Unit and was discharged a Lieutenant on 20 May 1947.